Obama and Pirates

  I had made a post on 4/12/09 that I later deleted –due to my criticism of Obama. Not that I was wrong on any count; just figure truth is not always a good thing when bashing a prez. Pirates taking a ship flying the American flag should have been resolved in a few hours. Every situation is different; but time is in the side of the pirates (by the way, part of the pirate money goes to al queda factions). The American Navy should have standing orders for immediate action where US action is needed to confront pirates & not tie their hands behind their back with gov micro-manage. The US has a lot to lose if American hostages reach land where pirates have the upper hand hiding in the civilian population.
  I was wondering how many times this captain had to jump in the water at the risk of being shot in the head before the US Navy blew the pirate boat out of the water.
  If the mission had ended with the hostage Captain getting killed, -the liberals would have had a field day claiming the US Navy was guilty of whatever -and trying to court martial the Navy Captain and a lot of “American the imperialist bully” press going on.
  All we really need is 2 or 3 Blackwater Agents on every vessel armed with superior weapons; -and you put an end to this terrorist attack on free commerce. You cannot counter terrorist attacks in Iraq or Afghanistan or the open sea; -unless you respond with folks that are trained to counter terrorist attacks –it’s that simple.
JayR